Regional climate change and adaptation — The Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources

Drawing on the most recent
knowledge of climate change impacts in the Alps
and experiences across the region, this report
analyses the risks that climate change presents to
the region's water supply and quality, identifying
needs, constraints, opportunities, policy levers and
options for adaptation. It extracts policy guidance
on adaptation practice and aims to assist regional
and local stakeholders in developing robust
adaptation strategies. The focus of the report is
on water resources and related adaptation, rather
than water-related extreme events like floods,
avalanches, landslides or mudflows, which are
already well covered by existing studies of climate
change impacts in the Alps.